Opinion
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Labor and Coalition fail to sell hope in Victorian election
During the early days of the pandemic some pondered on what the political landscape would look like once we got to the other side. The 1945 UK general election came …
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The importance of establishing a one-stop government space in Athens for Greeks abroad
In the post-Covid era, Greeks abroad are re-engaging and looking – in record numbers – to visit, invest, establish businesses, study and relocate to Greece. Never has there been a …
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No cultural boxes for me
My mother was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, and my father’s parents in the Marche region of Italy. I was born and raised in Adelaide and try to embrace all three …
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AMWU Vic secretary Tony Mavromatis’ message for Greek Polytechnic Uprising
“The message ‘BREAD-EDUCATION-FREEDOM’ inscribed at the Polytechnic, and the surrounding walls of Athens, by students, workers, and farmers, during those three days in November 1973, are universal and eternal. ‘Bread’ …
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Lessons from the 2022 US Midterms
Over the last couple of decades, the US mid-term elections followed a similar pattern: the President’s party took a significant hit. In 2010, for example, with President Obama still having …
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Parthenon Sculptures need the light of the Acropolis Museum not the grey of London
As a member of the International Organising Committee, Australia, for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles, and being a heritage lawyer, I was asked by Neos Kosmos to comment on …
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Athenian democracy makes us reflect on war and peace
In France and Australia, 11 November is commemorated as the day when the First World War ended. A sombre day of reflection. As an Australian I am not alone in …
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Remembrance Day 2022: On the eleventh month on the eleventh day on the eleventh hour we will remember them
104 years ago, in the First World War, the guns were silent after four years of destruction, which saw around forty million civilians and soldiers lose their lives. Since 1919 …
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Iliad – lessons for modern society
When I teach the Iliad in a myth or literature class, one of the things I emphasise is how its narrative frame joins other coalition tales from ancient Greece like …